The GOLDEN APRICOT 12TH Yerevan International Film Festival presented its competition programs at the press conference held on 26th of June.
This year the festival has received around 1,600 film submissions from 105 countries. 76 films are selected for competition programs, from which 12 films will be vying in the International Feature, 13 in the International Documentary, 17 in the Armenian Panorama and 34 films in the “Apricot Stone” Short Film competitions. The geography of the competing films includes 26 countries.
“Regrettably, not all festivals have short film competitions,” Vardan Hakobyan, a selection committee member, told reporters on Friday.